Comments on: Two Bigs, Ten Games, Opposite Trajectorieshttp://saltcityhoops.com/two-bigs-ten-games-opposite-trajectories/
The ESPN TrueHoop Utah Jazz SiteThu, 08 Dec 2016 22:31:11 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1By: Clint Johnsonhttp://saltcityhoops.com/two-bigs-ten-games-opposite-trajectories/#comment-18279
Mon, 02 Dec 2013 19:30:13 +0000http://saltcityhoops.com/?p=8948#comment-18279Kanter is a free radical. At the beginning of the season when he was scoring so well, he frequently went outside the system, which helped him be in position to grab so many offensive rebounds and gave him hustle scoring opportunities. But its the reason Kanter so often drives the coaching staff nuts. They’ve been harping on the importance of Kanter doing his job, being where he’s supposed to be when he’s supposed to be there, and it’s clearly weighing down his game. He’s thinking a lot and isn’t comfortable at some of the disciplined things they’re demanding of him. It will take some time for him to get comfortable.

The likely outcome is he will learn the team’s system better, grow more comfortable, and increase in effectiveness in the back half of the year. We just need to be patient.

]]>By: robinhttp://saltcityhoops.com/two-bigs-ten-games-opposite-trajectories/#comment-18248
Sun, 01 Dec 2013 22:21:11 +0000http://saltcityhoops.com/?p=8948#comment-18248What happened to Kanter? It is a bit puzzling. His effort and energy dropped right off. His D has always been atrocious, but at least when he plays like an enthusiastic board crashing maniac he provides some intimidation, and we haven’t seen this for a while. But Kanter plays far too much below the rim and gets blocked instead of throwing it down. Hopefully he can get back to rebounding the ball, and the offense will come.
]]>By: Clint Johnsonhttp://saltcityhoops.com/two-bigs-ten-games-opposite-trajectories/#comment-18241
Sun, 01 Dec 2013 16:13:53 +0000http://saltcityhoops.com/?p=8948#comment-18241It was in the last ten games or so, though I can’t specify exactly when. That being said, Favors’ PER has steadily been climbing since a tough stretch in games 4-6, including two really tough games against Brooklyn and Chicago. Also, keep in mind Favors only has two games in single digits this season, the same number as Hayward despite the fact that Favors takes a third fewer shots. Kanter has 5 games in single digits. Favors has easily been the most consistent player on the team this season.
]]>By: Clint Petersonhttp://saltcityhoops.com/two-bigs-ten-games-opposite-trajectories/#comment-18239
Sun, 01 Dec 2013 15:58:10 +0000http://saltcityhoops.com/?p=8948#comment-18239Favors’ PER has only just recently popped up above the average of 15.0 for the season — like in the last handful of games or less. Hope this trend continues.
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